The Nottingham Post has a great scoop about Labour-led Nottingham City Council’s abuse of taxpayer funds.
The story can be distilled into one sentence:
‘City council leader Jon Collins has used a consultant paid £870-a-day by the taxpayer for advice on Labour’s campaign in the run-up to the May election.’
Nottingham is one of England’s most profligate and rapacious councils. Examples of its needless largesse include stripping conkers from trees and spending £185,000 on signs to improve local morale. One probable reason for the residents’ black mood is the steep rate of council tax. In 2010-11, occupants of band A properties paid £1041.39; whilst those in Wandsworth attracted a maximum of £470.44. The council has also recently increased its car parking charges at three times the rate of inflation, for which it has been castigated by the Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Chamber of Commerce and local small businesses.
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